Quay Says Resignation Probable in Philadelphia Dispatch
In Scranton Pa July 13 Senator Quay hints resignation from the National Republican Executive Committee is probable but not certain. Gorman will not take charge of Democratic 1592 campaign as Alliance pressure and Mugwump opposition mount. State conventions set July 30 to choose governor and other officials with Jones Ford and Hodges figures in play.
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Gorman
SPEAL
Quay
National Republican Executive Committee
Mer. Quay
Philadelphia
National Committee
Executive Committee
General Clarkson
Baltimore
Mervland
Jerry Simpson
Farmers’ Alliance
Lave
Himeelinx
United States
Wilson
Eastern Shore
Western Shore
Sexstor Gorman
Court of Appeals
Prankton
Spears
James Hodges
Brown
Spencer Jones
Montgomery
Luther Gadd
Loeee
Mor gan Seeks Dollar Priority and Gold Reserve Plan
Senator Morgan in Washington explains a strategy to strengthen U S finances by issuing dollar backed coin certificates and building a 1 000 000 000 reserve, aiming to make the United States a world financial leader and wrest Britain’s lead from England. He doubts Cleveland’s nomination and praises Democratic policies and prosperity under the current administration. Ex-Governor Waller heads to New York for business at Wall Street office Monday.
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England
Morgan
Washington
Alabama
South
Congress
Cleveland
Foster
Beck
Sherman
United States
Tony
New York
Martin
Brooklyn
Waller
Wall Street
No Presidential Fever Bites the Mild Missouri Glood
Governor D R Francis states at July press gathering that after his term he will retire from politics and return to St Louis to pursue business. He denies seeking the U S Senate or any electoral intent, and says Mrs Francis and family support his move back to private life while remaining active in Democratic politics.
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St. Louis
D. R. Francis
United States Senate
Missouri
St. Lou
Francis
Bookmaker’s Clerk Arrested in $10,000 Diamond Theft
New York police arrest Robert Howe, a bookmaker's clerk, for stealing a $10,000 case of diamonds from Carl Warnicke’s jewelry shop. The February 6 burglary involved a well dressed woman and a man resembling Howe, who left with the woman after a false sale, and fled after investigators traced him to the Hotel Metropole and Broadway. Detectives seek the women involved.
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New York
Robert Howe
Carl Warnicke
Howe
Detord
Hotel Metropole
Howell
Zites
Broadway
Byrnes
Insurance Commissioner Foerster closes sixth term in final report
Eighteenth annual Pennsylvania Insurance Department summary cites premium totals and payments by state and foreign companies. Highlights include 28,047,087.14 total insurance payments, life policy growth, and 8.7 million in policy holder expenditures, with 1890 figures showing in-force policies and company incomes. Commissioner J. M. Foerster ends sixth term.
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Foerster
Harrisburg
Insurance Commissioner of
Pennsylvania
Ess
Pennsylvania Mutual Dre Coriae
Pennsylvania Life Companies
Insuriz
Meniier
Ju Aa T
Rio
Aertomteen
J. M. Forster
Drowned While Seining on Tennessee River Near Murray
Five men drowned during a seining trip on the Tennessee river near Murray as eight men battled a swift cold current. Brame Brown Strader Meador and Elves were lost after becoming entangled in the 75 foot seine. Eaves and Meador remained missing.
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Louisville
Tennessee
Murray
Ed Brown
Walter Strader
John Meador
Dick Elves
John T. Brame
Brame Brown
Strader
Meador
Eaves
Not an elopement marriage in doubt at Leland hotel
CHtcaco July 19 The anticipated wedding of Dr L B Eherman and Miss Adelia Crofton hinges on a conference with Dr Joseph Reilly. Eherman and Crofton have been engaged for over a year but license issues in St Louis may block the ceremony. Crofton is a society favorite in St Louis where she resides with her mother.
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Chtcaco
Leland
L. B. Eherman
Adelia Crofton
St. Louis
Joseph Reilly
St. Louis Persoin
Eherman
Miss Crofton
Waller denies son’s alleged Long Island Brick funds theft
New Lespos July 19 ex Governor Waller dismisses as false the claim that his son Martin absconded with about 40000 of the Long Island Brick Company funds where he serves as secretary treasurer. He calls the story ridiculous and mortifying, noting his son’s absence appears due to carelessness.
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New Lespos
Waller
Martin
Long Island Brick Company
Despondent Mother Drowns with Disabled Baby in Delaware River
Special telegram from Philadelphia reports Maggie Kramer and her four month old son drowned after she tied the infant to her body with twine and safety pins. The bodies were recovered near Poplar Street Wharf by two police, and diver Charles Kramer identified them at the morgue.
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Philadelphia
Maggie Kramer
Delaware River
Poplar Street Wharf
Charles Kramer
Crease Street
Triplets Born in Third Ward Church Celebration
Special dispatch from Philadelphia reports the christening of three baby girls at St Pauls Hawan Catholic Church after vespers. Father Walter Gonenh performed the ceremony as a crowd of women and men watched. The children arrived on the third of the month weighing 20 pounds together and are reported healthy.
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Philadelphia
Third Ward
St. Paul's Hawan Catholic Church
Walter Goneh
Cava
James Brodie
Papa Cavanagh
Wagner's Parsifal Opens Bayreuth Festival in Splendor
Bayreuth July 19 Bayreuth hosts a superb Parsifal performance acclaimed for music poetry and scenic effect. The production features remarkable stage realism with painted landscapes and a transforming scene while the invisible orchestra preserves illusion. Notable cast includes Van Dyck as Parsifal and Scheidemantel as Gurnemanz with a large all-star American presence in attendance.
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Bayreuth
Bavaria
Wagner Theater
Nuremberg
Wagner
Munich
Berlin
Baden Baden
Ludwig
Gurnemanz
Galetea
Hubert Herkeme
Paarsifal
Grailsburg
van Dyck
Germany
Scheidemantel
Gurnenanz
Reichmann
Liepe
Grengg
Paris Press believes De Freycinet will not resign
Paris papers July 19 report broad confidence that M. De Freycinet will keep the Premiership. Le Siecle quotes that a resignation is unlikely and the government will continue with his leadership.
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Paris
M. de Freycinet
The
Siecle
Cabinet rupture sparks talk of government fall
The fragment discusses potential cabinet instability and predicts its fall within months. It mentions opposition organs predicting Constans and Ferry plotting to oust M. De Freycinht and seize control, emphasizing government strength lies in response to public opinion.
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Constans
M. de Freycinht
Wrecked British crew reaches Liverpool after Pacific disaster
Forty sailors of the New York arrive at Liverpool following a harrowing voyage from Sandy Point after being stranded since the wreck off New Year Island on April 20. They faced harsh treatment from local authorities before British Consul arranged their return home.
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Lowxpas
New York
Liverpool
Plymouth
Swansea
San Francisco
New Year's Island
Pacific
Stooroop
Sten Island
Enow
Weska
Oooshoda
Sandy Point
War Against Religion Sparks Clerical Clash in Paris
Comte De Haussenville, envoy of the Comte De Paris, denounces Cardinal Lavigerie in Toulousen for backing a Catholic Republican line. He warns clericals seeking a Catholic party are deluded while tolerant Republicans urge restraint. He says the Government cannot erase the past and the Republic's watchword remains war against religion.
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Paris
Comte de Haussenville
Comte de Paris
Toulousen
Cardinal Lavigerie
France to Exhibit at Chicago Fair Report Delivers Guidance
Paris officials announce the Export Committee report to the Chamber of Commerce advising Parisian manufacturers and merchants to send exhibits. The document also asks Minister Roche to pursue easing customs checks to accelerate trade with the United States.
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Paris
M. Pector
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Roche
Mane
Searching for Treason in Hanover During Domiciliary Raids
Police conducted hundreds of home visits in Hanover seeking treason evidence. Many are arrested and documents seized but clerics claim the move hides the confiscation of the Guelph funds, challenging Duke and Cumberland.
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BeErts
Hanover
Peerter Aly
Duke
Cumberland
Postponed Execution At La Roquette Prison
A large crowd gathered at La Roquette to witness the execution of murderess Berland and accomplice Dore. The event was postponed due to the marriage of cautioner Deshler's son and the daughter of a provincial executioner. A Russian Exposition plan is proposed for Paris with ministerial approval to be held at the Champ de Mars.
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Pants
la Roquette
Berland
Dore
Deshler
Paris
Champ de Mars
Captain of sinking brigantine lands at Plymouth
Lorpox July 19 The captain of the brigantine Annie Barris which was run into and sunk by the steamer Dresden off Start Point yesterday morning has landed at Plymouth.
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Lorpox
Annie Barris
Dresden
Start Point Mats
Plymouth
Tennessee Governor Censured Over Briceville Mine Dispute
At a large meeting of workers and the Federation of Trades in Chattanooga the group censured the governor for sending armed forces to quell miners at Briceville and for militia use. They condemned mine owners and urged miners to return home. H. H. Schwartz will present resolutions, and a committee will seek a special legislature session to address convict lease issues.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Federation of Trades
Briceville
H. H. Schwartz
Alao
Street Car Strike Settled in Toledo After Night Negotiations
The Toledo street car strike ended at 3 a m after talks among the companies, a workers committee, and the Mayor. Conductors and motormen will be paid 180 dollars per day for 12 hours, horse car drivers 70. The dispute centered on 2 dollars more than 155 and 165, with the strikers rejecting a partial share proposal from the consolidated company.
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Toledo
Consolidated Company
Immigrants by the Thousand Arrive in New York Harbor
Immigrants by the thousand arrive aboard ships and are landed at the barge in New York Harbor, marking a large influx of newcomers. Officials oversee processing as crowds gather to witness the scene.
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New York
Horrible murder shocks New Hampshire town
A man named Frank Almy ambushed four women on the Warden farm road near Hanover killing Christie Warden, 17, and wounding her sister Fanny. The attacker fled as Emmett Marshal and others pursued. The town offered rewards and Hartford detectives arrested a man matching Almy’s description that afternoon.
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Emmett Marshal
Fanny
Almy
Marshal
Y Tun
Hartford
Peck, Hutchinson
Huse
Hartford Wool Company
Frank Almy
Christie Warden
Immense treasure found in Rio de Janeiro castle vaults
Telegram reports discovery of gold valued at about 70 million dollars in 112 wooden cases of old Portuguese cruzados within vaults beneath the San Antonio castle at Rio de Janeiro. Twenty six packages contain precious stones awaiting appraisal. excavations continue.
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New York
San Antonio
Rio Janeiro
One Cent Per Mile For G A R Encampment Travel
Ohio visitors to the G A R Encampment are coming at the rate of Kent per mile. Railroads including Columbus Hocking Valley and Toledo Wheeling and Lake Erie and Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton rush north and south to the event.
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Ohio
Columbus
Hocking Valley
Toledo
Wheeling
Lake Erie
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Rate fights reshape rail fares across major lines
Fragmentary notes show committees from Ohio and other states debating a one cent per mile rate. The 1 cent scheme faces questions about its effect on rival roads like Baltimore and Ohio and the Big Four. If large lines align with the plan, passenger associations fear eroded fares and disrupted services.
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Ohio G. A. BR
Baltimore and Ohio
Big Four
Russian Hebrews Face Barred Entry and Exile Propaganda
Testimony before General O Beirne details harsh entry barriers for nine Russian Jewish migrants detained at the barge office. Rogalsky describes bribes, prison mistreatment, and forced travel through Neustadt to Memel, then Glasgow, with relief committees aiding escape toward Canada and other destinations. Baron Hirsch funds promote emigration to the West and colonization plans.
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Canada
New York
General O' Beirne
Mendel Rogalsky
Georgia
Glasgow
Rogalsky
Dinneberg
Riga
Siberia
Cap
Neustadt
West
Cohn
Argentine Republic
Australia
Electric shocks kill two workers in restaurant lighting
A waiter, Patrick Fitzsimmons, using a chandelier switch, touched live wires and died after falling onto a metal gas fixture. A day clerk, William Head, later touched the exposed metal bulb and was shocked. Inspectors report insulation wore out, charging the metal with electricity. maximum voltage was insufficient to cause more injuries.
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Dispatch
New York
Patrick Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
William Head
Young Jones Career Ends in Washington Shooting
Washington dispatch reports Nat Jones son of Senator Jones of Arkansas was fatally shot by a Washington school teacher after a row. Emmy Tome a 24 year old local figure known for quick temper and social prominence amid Congress sessions. Jones previously famed for nightlife and costly livery bills amid family disapproval.
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Washington
Nat Jones
United States
Jones
Arkansas
Washington, Ark
Emmy Tome
Congress
Butler Mahone
Young Fair
Song of the Turners at Ridgewood Park
Nearly 10 000 Turners and many friends gathered at Ridgewood Park for the Atlantic coast Turnverein exercises. Calisthenics in three divisions accompanied the song Song of the Turners with verses about wandering fields and freedom of mind and body.
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ATCH
New York
Ridgewood Park
Turnvereins
Atlantic
Venezuela Rejects U S Reciprocity Treaty Demands
New York reports the Congress of Venezuela refused to negotiate on terms proposed by the United States. They warn that free admission for North American agricultural products would cut Venezuela’s revenue and fail to benefit local producers, risking a large tariff deficit and hurt to public finances.
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New York
Congress of the Republic of
Senor K. Andrezw Palacio
Venezuela
Congress
Blaine
Vaal
The
Great Republic
United States of America
United States
Itasmuch
Escaped Patient Found Dead in Creek Under Bridge
The body of Mrs. Glessner wife of WL Glessner president of Laughlin Nail Works Wheeling was found in the creek near the Baltimore and Ohio bridge in the Fourth ward She had escaped from a private sanitarium early Saturday morning while temporarily insane and wandered to her death She was a daughter of George R Taylor a prominent dry goods merchant
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Wheeling
Mob Hangs John Farmer After Buckner Killing
A mob in Arkansas hanged John Farmer from a tree at 2 am after he had been bound over for grand jury action in the Buckner assassination near Dermott. Farmer reportedly confessed claiming motive to marry Callie Son, a cook for Buckner, with Horace Wade’s gun used in the killing. Authorities feared vigilante actions against other suspects as Lake Valley deputies moved the others to safety.
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Arkansas City
John Farmer
C. C. Buckner
Dermott
Calaboose
Ed Farmer
Callie Son
Horace Wade
Mariana
Lake Valley
Buckner
Plate Mills Destroyed in Springfield Fire
The plate mills of the Springfield Iron Company burned this morning. Leased to the Carbon Iron Company of Pittsburgh, they produced steel plates for the armored cruiser under construction at San Francisco. The fighter machinery and heavier equipment were ruined. Loss about 230000 with 12000 insured. The fire does not affect Povayn Iron Company but displaces Carbon Company workers.
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Springfield
Ill
Springfield Iron Company
Carbon Iron Company
Pittsburg
San Francisco
Povayn Iron Company
Carbon Company
Texas Attorney General to sue over vast land grant
St Louis July 19 The Texas Attorney General prepares to sue the Texas Pacifc Railway for recovery of 700000 acres of Indian land. Plaintiffs named Charles Canola Simon and William Strauss of New York will lead the action.
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St. Louis
Texas
Texas Pacifico Railway
Csars
Charles Canola
Simon
William Strauss
New York
Ind
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